America the Beautiful Fund
725 15th Street, NW Suite 605, Dept. AG,
Washington, DC 20005
(800) 522-3557
A non-profit group which receives large seed donations from major seed companies, and distributes them to thousands of community and school garden projects nationwide.
Sets of 50 mixed packets
of seeds, including vegetables, flowers, and herbs, are available for the
cost of postage and handling. Larger quantities can also be obtained. Write
for an application

National Tree Trust
1120 G Street NW, Suite 770, Washington DC 20005
Provides grants of one-year old, regionally appropriate tree seedlings for planting on public lands (including community gardens).
The trees must be maintained by community volunteers; available to all 50 states.

Arizona Public Service, Line Clearing
Arizona Public Service
Forestry Division PO Box 53933, Phoenix, AZ 85072-3933
Contact: Maria Alvarez , (602) 371-5229
Call to request a truck load of wood chips from limbs removed by the
utility line clearing crew. When they are working in your neighborhood they will
drop it off at your garden free of charge.

NGA helps gardeners preserve their gardens by offering help with various
real estate/land ownership options, and range from NGA actually acquiring
the land itself to NGA assisting gardeners with the real estate research,
negotiations, and legal work necessary to acquire the gardens themselves.

Arizona Youth Gardening
A forum for
discussing issues related to school and youth gardening programs in
Arizona. We hope the discussion will be useful and interesting to teachers,
parents, and administrators, as well as agencies and organizations that
support youth gardening programs. We invite you to participate in this
dialog. Feel free to request assistance, provide assistance, announce
events, and solicit applications for positions.

Garden Location: 544 S. Bellevue, Mesa
Directions to Garden: Drive east on Broadway Road past Mesa Drive. Look for large water tower between Mesa Drive and Horne.
Drive south on Bellview Street. Look for sign to garden on west side

Garden Location: 9000 E Chaparral, Scottsdale, AZ 85256
Directions to Garden:
Take Chaparral East to Dobson
Turn Left (North) on Dobson
At the next stop sign (Jackrabbit) take a left
Look for the Red Barn